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For almost 10 years, the Beacons of Massachusetts-Boston had come so painfully close to winning their first ECAC East title that in the first year of the NEHC, one might have thought coach Peter Belisle was seeing ghosts as his team faced a Babson team who had knocked the Beacons out of the tournament in … Read more
Last year, the Trinity Bantams earned an at-large bid to the national tournament and turned it into a championship run. This year, coach Matt Greason’s squad focused on winning an elusive NESCAC title that comes with the automatic qualifier to ensure their opportunity to defend their national crown. “It is far better winning the conference … Read more
Four league teams are in position for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the playoffs start.
It is not fun to get knocked out of your conference tournament in the quarterfinal round, especially as the top seed and then have to wait anxiously on the outcome of all other games and the deliberations of the selection committee to know that your season-long body of work was good enough to get you … Read more
With Saturday’s convincing 5-0 win over the defending champions from Plymouth State, Salem State extended its winning streak to 13 games and won not only the MASCAC title, but also the automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament and a first-round date at Williams. As has been the case all season, the Vikings win with great … Read more
You see the names St. Norbert, Hobart, Adrian and Trinity in the NCAA tournament and you aren’t surprised to see them amongst the competitors. And then you see Salve Regina. The Seahawks, from Rhode Island, have broken through in a big way for their program this year and their coach believes his team is not … Read more
In a season that has seen personal tragedy at the forefront of their minds, the Geneseo Knights have focused on motivating their game in remembrance of a fallen teammate and have proved to be an offensive juggernaut down the stretch and in their pursuit of the SUNYAC title, won by a 7-1 score over top-seeded … Read more
With an overall record of 21-4-2 and second consecutive ECAC West championship in their firm grasp, the Hobart Statesmen have taken nothing for granted this season dating back to the season opener at Babson. The goal has always been to play on a national stage and make sure that Hobart did everything possible to ensure … Read more
The Huskies got a share of the WCHA regular season title and the No. 1 playoff seed on the final day of the regular season.
The Golden Griffins overcame Niagara in an Atlantic Hockey first-round series. Next up: at Air Force.
Up next for the Engineers: an ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series at Harvard.
A Saturday loss at Michigan State likely means they’ll have to win the Big Ten tournament to advance to the NCAA field of 16.
To find the last time all four opening-round series were decided in sweeps, you have to go back to 2004.
This is it – the culmination of a long season. The remaining teams still have hopes of postseason glory and a chance to hoist the trophy as conference champions. The pressure is great, the intensity is at its highest and the hockey is likely to be nothing less than superb across each and every conference … Read more
Two of them, Connecticut and Merrimack, needed final-night victories to secure home games this weekend.
The Mavericks lead Michigan Tech and Bowling Green by two points with two games to play.
It’s championship weekend for the seven women’s Division III conferences, and on paper (or on USCHO.com), all seven conferences look to be decided in close games. The Colonial Hockey semifinals pit Becker at top-seeded Stevenson and Morrisville traveling to Endicott. Gina Beth Manganiello has scored 13 goals to lead Becker and Madison Rigsby and Julia … Read more
The Fighting Hawks have clinched at least a share of the Penrose Cup; they can make it theirs alone with at least one point against Western Michigan.
The Gophers were overwhelmed last Thursday by Michigan but came back to claim an overtime win a day later and regain first place with two weekends remaining.
It’s conference championship game week and the showdowns for the title are set in the MIAC, NCHA and WIAC. The NCHA title game is worthy of a national final as it features the top two teams in the country in top-ranked St. Norbert and No. 2 Adrian. Fourth-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point will square off against No. … Read more